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i want you to watch something by lindsey graham here. lindsey graham has been all over the place doing bad work i think the last couple days. here he is warning that cuts to police budgets, talk about republicans going crazy, are one reason citizens need guns with high capacity magazines. in other words, you got to reproduce the local police department. let's listen here. >> right. >> because of the fiscal state of affairs we have, there will be less police officers, not more, over the next decade. response times are going to be less, not more. there can be a situation where a mother runs out of bullets because of something we do here. >> now we have a new pearl harbor slogan, cut the police, pass the ammunition. i mean, it's unbelievable, ron. >> well, it's ironic, too because republicans have been promoting these slashing of local budgets that results in fewer police on the streets here, and there's an unstated irony in this as well. that lindsey graham knows full well, wayne lapierre knows full well, gayle troder knows full well and s
i want you to watch something by lindsey graham here. lindsey graham has been all over the place doing bad work i think the last couple days. here he is warning that cuts to police budgets, talk about republicans going crazy, are one reason citizens need guns with high capacity magazines. in other words, you got to reproduce the local police department. let's listen here. >> right. >> because of the fiscal state of affairs we have, there will be less police officers, not more, over...
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let's hear a little more of senator lindsey graham. >> he's a man to himself. you got to remember, senator paul was the one senator who voted against a resolution that said the policy of the united states will not be to contain a nuclear capable iran. >> david, is this a sign of old gop versus newer guard of the gop? >> no. actually it's not. there's always been a split on the conservative movement within the republican party between interventionist republicans, neocons, and those who are isolationists. whether it's patrick buchanan or rand paul and others, some of whom have raised fourth amendment issues when it comes to things domestically. and this -- we've just never had these guys get the platform the way rand paul has seized it. and i think it makes john mccain and lindsey graham quite nervous because rand paul is, indeed, appealing to some tea party types, libertarian types, noninterventionist conservatives, as well as the wacky black helicopter types who fueled the militia movement back in the '90s, and they want to try to keep him in check i think for
let's hear a little more of senator lindsey graham. >> he's a man to himself. you got to remember, senator paul was the one senator who voted against a resolution that said the policy of the united states will not be to contain a nuclear capable iran. >> david, is this a sign of old gop versus newer guard of the gop? >> no. actually it's not. there's always been a split on the conservative movement within the republican party between interventionist republicans, neocons, and...
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what i think is wrong -- you said that this was not about john mccain or lindsey graham. that is wrong. in a congressional hearing, it is about everybody. everyone knows it is a drama. in this drama, chuck hagel was halting, and the republican were bullies. nobody came out looking great. >> the secretary of defense, who has to negotiate with the russians and iranians, and you say he was bullied in a congressional hearing? >> this is entirely different. leon panetta, in his first public appearance, after leaving the cia, made a bunch of blunders of this kind. >> here is what is ahead for the next defense secretary. sequestration, the winding down of afghanistan, the bombing of targets in syria to keep the missiles out of hezbollah. al qaeda everywhere, china growing military might. north korea talking about another test targeting the united states. why didn't they get into that stuff? >> it is up to the members to do it. they did not get to it because it was not their objective. the objective, on one side, was to make sure the president's nominee gets through. on the other
what i think is wrong -- you said that this was not about john mccain or lindsey graham. that is wrong. in a congressional hearing, it is about everybody. everyone knows it is a drama. in this drama, chuck hagel was halting, and the republican were bullies. nobody came out looking great. >> the secretary of defense, who has to negotiate with the russians and iranians, and you say he was bullied in a congressional hearing? >> this is entirely different. leon panetta, in his first...
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you talked about senator john mccain and he and lindsey graham were concerned that this limited strikes wouldn't go far enough. i was talking to some house democrats as they went into a classified briefing on the hill just a few minutes ago and one of them was saying in order to nail down his vote and something he was hearing from other members of his caucus is the president would have to make the case that this strike would in fact be limited and stay limited. what he said to me was iraq colors everything. so all of these members here are worried about what kind of decision they're making in casting a yes vote to support this strike. >> to the left side of the screen right now we're monitoring what is a stakeout camera where members of camera will be coming out after being briefed by the administration. how many members have shown up? >> reporter: we were somewhat surprised. i was talking to some aides who expected a light turnout. we saw 60, 70 possibly more members. we should get a more concrete count at some point down the line. only 30 rsvps originally but considering where action
you talked about senator john mccain and he and lindsey graham were concerned that this limited strikes wouldn't go far enough. i was talking to some house democrats as they went into a classified briefing on the hill just a few minutes ago and one of them was saying in order to nail down his vote and something he was hearing from other members of his caucus is the president would have to make the case that this strike would in fact be limited and stay limited. what he said to me was iraq...
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but lindsey graham is saying of course the opposite. we should note he is somebody who has been as you've said a very strong critic of the obama administration. i talked to him after you just heard that for a while in the hallway. the point he was trying to make is that he believes -- suggested not so subtly that there was some politics going on. think of the timing, it was in and around the presidential election, right before it. the reason he made the connection between the boston bombing and benghazi is because as he did around the benghazi bombing, he is suggesting that the obama administration was trying to sort of clamp down on any fear that terrorism might still be alive and well when the president was trying to run politically on the idea that he got osama bin laden. so that is the political suggestion that he is making. i'll tell you one other thing that he told me and a few other reporters in terms of the substance of what he learned in this briefing that all senators had this morning. he said that what he was told by the fbi
but lindsey graham is saying of course the opposite. we should note he is somebody who has been as you've said a very strong critic of the obama administration. i talked to him after you just heard that for a while in the hallway. the point he was trying to make is that he believes -- suggested not so subtly that there was some politics going on. think of the timing, it was in and around the presidential election, right before it. the reason he made the connection between the boston bombing and...
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president obama calls marco rubio and lindsey graham to talk immigration reform as john mccain faces an angry town hall at home. >> i'd like to respond to any questions or comments or insults that you may have. >> believe me, that is only the beginning. wait until you see what happens next. >>> joe biden being biden. the vice president's frank advice to parents on self defense and gun control. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun. you don't need an ar-15. it's harder to aim, it's harder to use, and, in fact, you don't need 30 rounds to protect yourself. buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun. >>> and cyber war as the white house promises a more aggressive response to hacking attacks. we're joined by house intelligence chairman mike rogers. >>> and eyes on the road. we'll reveal the real reason why almost everybody has dash cam in russia. >> apparently in russia it's common in your morning commute to involve a hatchet dispute, fighter chopper fly by, or, i don't know, tank! how unfazed are russians? >> and the cows, they just got up and went on their way across the st
president obama calls marco rubio and lindsey graham to talk immigration reform as john mccain faces an angry town hall at home. >> i'd like to respond to any questions or comments or insults that you may have. >> believe me, that is only the beginning. wait until you see what happens next. >>> joe biden being biden. the vice president's frank advice to parents on self defense and gun control. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun. you don't...
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immigration reform lindsey graham. >> north korea indiana. and boston airthon, lindsey graham? jesus. >> i have a feeling they just book him week after week after week, and the bookers were too lazy to say, we have breaking news -- >> bill: they probably up on the wall they have -- every sunday they have lindsey graham booked already. they don't care. that's the first question why? why? okay. and the second question is what does the freaking know about it right? i mean wtf lindsey graham let the justice department and the fbi and the authorities do their job, stay the you know what out of it. stay out of it. i mean just stfu lindsey graham. he and john mccain of course his butt boy -- or which one is which i don't know. and pete king same thing they want to turn this into a political football. they want to turn this act of terror and heroic work by our law enforcement officers into political football, and it pisses me off, and it should piss everyone else off. they should just shut up. 866-55-press, don't you think? >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ that viewers
immigration reform lindsey graham. >> north korea indiana. and boston airthon, lindsey graham? jesus. >> i have a feeling they just book him week after week after week, and the bookers were too lazy to say, we have breaking news -- >> bill: they probably up on the wall they have -- every sunday they have lindsey graham booked already. they don't care. that's the first question why? why? okay. and the second question is what does the freaking know about it right? i mean wtf...
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meanwhile, senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the injured suspect is not, not entitled to his miranda rights. they want dzhokhar tsarnaev to be treated as an enemy combatant. and the transit police officer injured in a shootout with the suspects remains in critical condition. don't forget about this hero. officer richard donahue being treated for a single gunshot wound. meanwhile, authorities are still looking at another disaster further south, way further south, trying to get to the bottom of what caused that blast at the fertilizer plant in west, texas. fox'sdom nick is there with the -- dominic is there with 14 dead. >> 200 injured. we understand from the authorities that 14 bodies have been recovered. they do not expect that number to rise much, if at all. 13 critically ill in hospital. it's unclear now on day three after the disaster how many of those will pull through. they think most of them actually will. the bodies of those that have been recovered from the site here in west have been taken to dallas for forensics. those that were most closest to the epicenter of the
meanwhile, senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the injured suspect is not, not entitled to his miranda rights. they want dzhokhar tsarnaev to be treated as an enemy combatant. and the transit police officer injured in a shootout with the suspects remains in critical condition. don't forget about this hero. officer richard donahue being treated for a single gunshot wound. meanwhile, authorities are still looking at another disaster further south, way further south, trying to get to the...
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why did lindsey graham and john mccain -- what do they have against susan rice? >> i don't get it either. john mccain, calling it passive aggressive, rand paul was aggressive, aggressive, accused her of lying again and said she was responsible for misleading the american people against benghazi. when we got those talking points memos and saw even in the weird abc version and the white house official version, the one thing those versions agreed on was that susan rice had nothing to do with it. her staff either. people said that she deserved an apology and lindsey graham shot back she deserves a subpoena. so they keep it up. i can't help but think it has something to do with her closeness to the president, her being a woman, all of the garbage about her not being very smart, according to senator mccain, and incompetent, according to lindsey graham, has creepy gender and -- >> i just want to say this also and i want to talk about her new position, because it's quite a powerful one. >> yes, it is. >> but also it's not the craziest thing to me that they were trying to
why did lindsey graham and john mccain -- what do they have against susan rice? >> i don't get it either. john mccain, calling it passive aggressive, rand paul was aggressive, aggressive, accused her of lying again and said she was responsible for misleading the american people against benghazi. when we got those talking points memos and saw even in the weird abc version and the white house official version, the one thing those versions agreed on was that susan rice had nothing to do with...
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in less than an hour the president meets with john mccain and lindsey graham. pl members of congress are being vocal on where they stand. some support, some do not. all of them still have a lot of questions. >> the president why he said to the congress we want your input and we want your support.
in less than an hour the president meets with john mccain and lindsey graham. pl members of congress are being vocal on where they stand. some support, some do not. all of them still have a lot of questions. >> the president why he said to the congress we want your input and we want your support.
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>>> and why is senator lindsey graham upset at the nation? stay with us. >>> i believe our nation is at war. the enemy is radical islam, the taliban, al qaeda and affiliated groups. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're wel
>>> and why is senator lindsey graham upset at the nation? stay with us. >>> i believe our nation is at war. the enemy is radical islam, the taliban, al qaeda and affiliated groups. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health...
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let's talk about lindsey graham. when you ask a guy who had already recanted his argument about the power of the israeli lobby, obviously enormously influential lobby like the nra, heavily funded, heavily activated, strong people with strong minds, everybody knows they're influential, that's why they're there. to say which senator do you know that was bought by them, controlled by them, intimidated by them. obviously there's no answer to that question. so what was the purpose of that exchange? what i would submit is it wasn't an interview. it wasn't even an interrogation. it was almost a star chamber attempt to incriminate the guy. in other words, there is no right answer to the question. had he named a name of somebody who had come up and said i was going to vote for that but somebody got to me and said i better not, if somebody had said that to him, he would have been dead in these hearings. i'm just saying what the questions were along the lines of, have you stopped beating your wife? there was no informative answ
let's talk about lindsey graham. when you ask a guy who had already recanted his argument about the power of the israeli lobby, obviously enormously influential lobby like the nra, heavily funded, heavily activated, strong people with strong minds, everybody knows they're influential, that's why they're there. to say which senator do you know that was bought by them, controlled by them, intimidated by them. obviously there's no answer to that question. so what was the purpose of that exchange?...
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what i think is really wrong, you said this was not about john mccain or lindsey graham -- that is wrong. in a congressional hearing, it is about everybody. everyone knows it is a drama. in this drama, chuck hagel was halting and the republican were bullies. nobody came out looking good. >> he is going to be secretary of defense, he has to negotiate with the russians, the ania, anyou say he n believe in a congressional hearing? >> leon panetta, in his first public appearance, after leaving the cia, made a bunch of blunders of this kind. >> here is what is ahead for the next defense secretary, a huge cuts in the budget, sequestration, afghanistan, the bombings in syria, egypt in chaos, al qaeda all over the place, china with the military migh north kor talking about anotr test, targeting the united states. why didn't they get into that stuff? >> it was up to the members to do it but they did not get into it. it was not the objective. the objective from one side was to make sure the president's nominee gets through. the other side was to do everything they could to damage him. it was not a
what i think is really wrong, you said this was not about john mccain or lindsey graham -- that is wrong. in a congressional hearing, it is about everybody. everyone knows it is a drama. in this drama, chuck hagel was halting and the republican were bullies. nobody came out looking good. >> he is going to be secretary of defense, he has to negotiate with the russians, the ania, anyou say he n believe in a congressional hearing? >> leon panetta, in his first public appearance, after...
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lindsey graham is the perfect example. pure self-force. his friend john mccain relates to it because that's how he ran his re-election campaign, pure self-interest. not anything of substance. this isn't about chuck hagel but a republican party in a lot of was is broken. maybe you're right, don't want to get to guns or talk about uncomfortable things like immigration reform. this is so bad, such a bad precedent it's hard to believe someone like john mccain who claims to love the institution of the senate would do it. >> particularly when we just had this. what's maddening about this, to watch harry reid complain about it is a little much. he had a chance to do something and he bailed. he basically had this gentleman's agreement with mitch mcconnell. the president is saying we now have this de facto 60-vote rule. exactly. that's what advocates o reforming the filibuster in a muscular way you write in the rules are saying this is the tendency that there is nothing to interrupt this tendency right now. there's nothing in the norms of the insti
lindsey graham is the perfect example. pure self-force. his friend john mccain relates to it because that's how he ran his re-election campaign, pure self-interest. not anything of substance. this isn't about chuck hagel but a republican party in a lot of was is broken. maybe you're right, don't want to get to guns or talk about uncomfortable things like immigration reform. this is so bad, such a bad precedent it's hard to believe someone like john mccain who claims to love the institution of...
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graham, south carolina, jeff flake, arizona. details. first, beef-up border security. more agents, more drones. two. entry exit system to track visas of temporary visitors to make sure they exit. then for the 11 million illegal immigrants already here, a change to get quote up quote probationary legal status. that is if they come forward and successfully one, pass background checks, two, pay fines and owe taxes, three, learn english and u.s. civics. these temporarily legal citizens can then apply for full citizenship. there are also new fines and penalties against employers who knowingly hire illegal workers. five years ago in 2007, republicans defeated a similar plan but john mccain says this time may be different. the hispanic vote is need and republicans don't have it. >> you look at the demographics of this country and the rising hispanic population, we are not going to win races. times have changed. americans have changed. elections have changed. and i'm not saying it is going to be easy and t saying we are going to succeed
graham, south carolina, jeff flake, arizona. details. first, beef-up border security. more agents, more drones. two. entry exit system to track visas of temporary visitors to make sure they exit. then for the 11 million illegal immigrants already here, a change to get quote up quote probationary legal status. that is if they come forward and successfully one, pass background checks, two, pay fines and owe taxes, three, learn english and u.s. civics. these temporarily legal citizens can then...
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>> you have lindsey graham and john mccain. president bush was reluctant for the troop surge in iraq. you have john mccain and lindsey graham going up against a ron paul. this isn't any of our business, it's horrible, but why should the united states intervene? the president hasn't proven this warrants a u.s. national interest. this is an emerging debate in the republican party. this vote in both the house and snatd will give us a test case if you will, of which side the internal debate is going. >> how do you see it, in the final analysis it won't mat summer. >> well, i think it's going to be a tough hall, i think john is right, john mccain and lindsay graham are respected by a lot of house republicans, they don't regard them as their leaders. i think the thing to watch will be what house republicans step up, who are genuine conservatives, first and second termers, friendly with the key party and make the case for intervention. mike pompeii yo a second term congressman from kansas, an army grad, i think he's going to make the
>> you have lindsey graham and john mccain. president bush was reluctant for the troop surge in iraq. you have john mccain and lindsey graham going up against a ron paul. this isn't any of our business, it's horrible, but why should the united states intervene? the president hasn't proven this warrants a u.s. national interest. this is an emerging debate in the republican party. this vote in both the house and snatd will give us a test case if you will, of which side the internal debate...
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. >>> the president getting a high-profile push from john mccain and lindsey graham on the right. today all eyes will be on capitol hill as secretaries kerry and hagel try to convince more members of congress to act. >>> plus working hard on labor day. virginia's fight for governor is taking center stage for 2013, but are there 26 team tea leaves in this fight with a tea party favorite. we'll have the very latest on hillary clinton's help for an old pal. >>> good morning from washington. it's tuesday, september 3rd, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm kristen welker in for chuck todd who is traveling to cover this week's g-20 summit. we begin in syria the president and his advisers have a week, maybe less, to sell a skeptical congress on the need for military intervention in syria. in doing so they are kicking off what may be the most contentious policy debate since the iraq war. this hour the president meets with the head of senate committees on armed services, foreign relations and intelligence as well as their counter-parts in the house. this afternoon secretary of state ker
. >>> the president getting a high-profile push from john mccain and lindsey graham on the right. today all eyes will be on capitol hill as secretaries kerry and hagel try to convince more members of congress to act. >>> plus working hard on labor day. virginia's fight for governor is taking center stage for 2013, but are there 26 team tea leaves in this fight with a tea party favorite. we'll have the very latest on hillary clinton's help for an old pal. >>> good...
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although lindsey graham is also up for re-election. it is about trying to put a patchwork together. to not keep repeating the same issues. as richard point the out, you can't make him a one-term president anymore, so put that playbook away. start where we are now. positions people held over the last several years, some of it's relevant, some it not as much. you sort of have to be in the moment, and there is an urgency about trying to get a long-term deal. i think they've taken so many swings that the and failed, people are approaching it with a different attitude. at least some of the group that was a part of this last night. giving them all credit for sitting down, the president did make this happen. they went and attended. we heard from speaker boehner today about the ryan lunch saying he is not taking any message from me. the speaker thoroughly appreciates the fact that the president is talking to members, not just going through leadership. you know, we can make this a data point of bipart sfwlanship in what will be a long set of negotiations. >> we will take as many data points
although lindsey graham is also up for re-election. it is about trying to put a patchwork together. to not keep repeating the same issues. as richard point the out, you can't make him a one-term president anymore, so put that playbook away. start where we are now. positions people held over the last several years, some of it's relevant, some it not as much. you sort of have to be in the moment, and there is an urgency about trying to get a long-term deal. i think they've taken so many swings...
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if mccain played the betrayed besty, fellow republican lindsey graham took the role of disappointed dad over his remarks about the, quote, jewish lobby. >> give me an example of where we've been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb. regarding the middle east, israel, or anywhere else. >> well, i can't give you an example. >> thank you. do you agree with me you shouldn't have said something like that? >> not to be outdone, freshman senator ted cruz played the new kid on the block going multimedia and playing a video of a collar to an al jazeera broadcast. >> the caller suggests that the nation of israel has committed war crimes, and your response to that was not to dispute that characterization. i'd like to ask you, do you think the nation of israel has committed war crimes? >> no, i do not. >> cruz also asked hagel to defend himself against an e-mail from that same broadcast and actually took a statement about the quote sickening slaughter in the middle east wildly out of context. senator cruz is certainly looking to be the next gop star. let's get right to our p
if mccain played the betrayed besty, fellow republican lindsey graham took the role of disappointed dad over his remarks about the, quote, jewish lobby. >> give me an example of where we've been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb. regarding the middle east, israel, or anywhere else. >> well, i can't give you an example. >> thank you. do you agree with me you shouldn't have said something like that? >> not to be outdone, freshman senator ted cruz...
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that's why john mccain is here and lindsey graham. so far republicans are very split whether they'll support this president. >> i left yesterday with more questions than answers, because we don't see a coherent strategy in the middle east. i mean, this is what happens when you lead from behind. >> i think at the end of the day, congress will rise to the occasion. this is a national security issue. this isn't about barack obama versus the congress. >> the white house is particularly happy about the last comment. that republican mike rogers, not any republican. he has standing in the congress, chairman of the house intelligence commitow, for him to sigh we're going to get this done, they happy inside the white house but it's basically a race against the clock. the president leaves tomorrow night for sweden and then will be gone a few days, also in russia for the g-20 schmidt. that's why he is trying to back in the phone calls and meetings as much as they can before he is out of the country. >> some skepticism over the weekend since the
that's why john mccain is here and lindsey graham. so far republicans are very split whether they'll support this president. >> i left yesterday with more questions than answers, because we don't see a coherent strategy in the middle east. i mean, this is what happens when you lead from behind. >> i think at the end of the day, congress will rise to the occasion. this is a national security issue. this isn't about barack obama versus the congress. >> the white house is...
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. >> lindsey graham chimed in. best wishes to john mccain in syria today. if he doesn't make it it back, c calling dibs on his office. >> that begs the question. sometimes you find out about your family and friends on social media. you may have seen this. everyone got done with memorial weekend. this was a picnic that went wrong in iceland. five american tourists set up chairs and a table near a lagoon. then the winds changed. the ice broke off. they literally had to be res kud on this mini iceberg with freezing water. they are safe, but dumb americans unfortunately. >> thankfully they're safe. >>> this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> this time next year, we will mark the final memorial day of our war in afghanistan. and so as i said last week, america stands at a cross roads. but even as we turn a page on the decade of conflict, even as we look forward, let us never forget as we gather here today that our nation is still at war. >> paying homage. the president's memorial day message at arlington national cemetery as the war
. >> lindsey graham chimed in. best wishes to john mccain in syria today. if he doesn't make it it back, c calling dibs on his office. >> that begs the question. sometimes you find out about your family and friends on social media. you may have seen this. everyone got done with memorial weekend. this was a picnic that went wrong in iceland. five american tourists set up chairs and a table near a lagoon. then the winds changed. the ice broke off. they literally had to be res kud on...
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marco rubio, john mccain, lindsey graham saying, look, this has to be in the proposal. can they rally republicans in the house and senate behind the political necessity of putting immigration reform behind them with a path to sit sfwlenship or not? that seems to me to be the rub. >> with 2016 on their minds, we can also talk about the unusual joint interview the president and secretary of state hillary clinton and her last week in office jointly being appearing on "60 minutes." chuck todd, this was not an endorsement, they all say. it was a thank you. it was an interesting development to see these two together after aall that had proceeded in 2008. i was fascinated by this part of the interview where they were asked by steve croft about the residual resentments by staff and spouses that last lasted longer than the principles. let's watch. >> we both built some pretty thick skins. you know, sometimes our staffs don't go through that. they are taking umbrage and offense. hellry handled this, i assume as i do, we have a block, a screen, from a lot of the sillyness that hap
marco rubio, john mccain, lindsey graham saying, look, this has to be in the proposal. can they rally republicans in the house and senate behind the political necessity of putting immigration reform behind them with a path to sit sfwlenship or not? that seems to me to be the rub. >> with 2016 on their minds, we can also talk about the unusual joint interview the president and secretary of state hillary clinton and her last week in office jointly being appearing on "60 minutes."...
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i want to bring in senator lindsey graham republican who says u.s. must take a much stronger stance against assad. gloria borger, chief congressional correspondent dana bash and chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. do you think the president's speech will have any impact on voters in your district skeptical of this plan? >> i thought the moral case was very persuasive quite frankly and compelling. when you ask yourself when this is over, what do i remember? i remember that we're an exceptional nation, that what assad did violated the basic laws of humanity. and if we don't act who will. and they expect us to look the other way and we can't afford. to so here's the takeaway for me. after the leader of the free world made such an impassioned plea for moral outrage and inn a response, it's impossible for him not to react if diplomacy fails, not to act. so if diplomacy fails he's painted himself in a corner. the leader of the free world can't say all these things at the end of the day do nothing. >> one thing i read in your twitter feed, of wh
i want to bring in senator lindsey graham republican who says u.s. must take a much stronger stance against assad. gloria borger, chief congressional correspondent dana bash and chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. do you think the president's speech will have any impact on voters in your district skeptical of this plan? >> i thought the moral case was very persuasive quite frankly and compelling. when you ask yourself when this is over, what do i remember? i remember that...
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graham and all the war makers going to people who always love want west and so that's a great question but answer is i don't i don't use what john mccain votes yes on or no one to make decisions and i make my decisions based on facts and reality is really quickly we're almost out of time ryan could this strike escalate into a regional war well it is a regional war the united states is taking out the libyan government the iraqi government now they're trying to take up the syrian government of course the iranian government is next has a resistance forces in lebanon or next the united states is trying to create an american spear of influence where two thirds of the world's petroleum is known to reside if iran strikes israel if syria retaliates which in fact it has a legal right to do based on the security you want to charter article fifty one if attacked you have a right to retaliate if any of that happens yes this war could go way far beyond syria and gulf the middle east it's very dangerous high divorce is far beyond syria already but as we go forward in the israel bomb syria three time
graham and all the war makers going to people who always love want west and so that's a great question but answer is i don't i don't use what john mccain votes yes on or no one to make decisions and i make my decisions based on facts and reality is really quickly we're almost out of time ryan could this strike escalate into a regional war well it is a regional war the united states is taking out the libyan government the iraqi government now they're trying to take up the syrian government of...
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. >> so senator john mccain, and senator lindsey graham, the way they think about this. looking at this, this is a huge defeat for the rebels because under that scenario the -- assad is empowered. he doesn't have to worry about us knocking down his buildings with cruise missiles. so the ones that senator lindsey graham and senator john mccain are getting us to help, they're out of luck. >> well, they're not out of luck in a material sense, because we have the saudis and others -- >> let me give you more time to think about that. let's go the rand paul who is now thinking. >> gassing his own citizens and islamic rebels, some argue that american credibility is on the line. that because assad used chemical weapons, americans must act or lose credibility. i would react that america's credibility doesn't reside in one man. if others need to know if america will defend themselves, let them look at 9/11. when attacked we responded with military force and with the military objective with complete objectives. reagan's defense secretary spelled out a systemic approach. first, the
. >> so senator john mccain, and senator lindsey graham, the way they think about this. looking at this, this is a huge defeat for the rebels because under that scenario the -- assad is empowered. he doesn't have to worry about us knocking down his buildings with cruise missiles. so the ones that senator lindsey graham and senator john mccain are getting us to help, they're out of luck. >> well, they're not out of luck in a material sense, because we have the saudis and others --...
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i think that was lindsey graham's point, where was the president sooner on this making the case. now, they would say inside the white house, the u.s. we should note has been the biggest supplier of aid, not just to the rebels but humanitarian aid, the refugees, et cetera. but the president has not been out there making the case to american people. he's had his plate full of other issues, perhaps. but he hasn't made this case in over two years. back to eric's original point, i don't want to ignore him. it is a fair point, why is about 1,000 or 1,400 people being killed in this one chemical weapons attack on august 21st, why is that the flashpoint when in fact the u.n. and others say over 120,000 syrians have already been slaughtered and yet the u.s. and others didn't step up and say, you know, we've got to step in here. i think the white house believes that as sad and tragic as it was that all those others lost their lives, it was the use of weapons of mass destruction that crosses the line. not just the rhetorical red line, but the line into the u.s. national security interests,
i think that was lindsey graham's point, where was the president sooner on this making the case. now, they would say inside the white house, the u.s. we should note has been the biggest supplier of aid, not just to the rebels but humanitarian aid, the refugees, et cetera. but the president has not been out there making the case to american people. he's had his plate full of other issues, perhaps. but he hasn't made this case in over two years. back to eric's original point, i don't want to...
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but for lindsey graham and john mccain and bill kristol and all of these people who were supportive of the iraq war and have basically not changed their view of the world and efficacy of the world one iota, we should take their judgment about chuck hagel? >> and how much of this is about republican politics, he didn't support john mccain. even though they were former friends. a lot of republicans question whether he's really republican. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly differs from republicans on foreign policy. he may be a strong fiscal conservative in those ways. >> but he would say, how do you define -- >> but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. clearly president obama is choosing to spend political capital on this nomination. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who refused to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. there are multiple positions like that which the american public will get to se
but for lindsey graham and john mccain and bill kristol and all of these people who were supportive of the iraq war and have basically not changed their view of the world and efficacy of the world one iota, we should take their judgment about chuck hagel? >> and how much of this is about republican politics, he didn't support john mccain. even though they were former friends. a lot of republicans question whether he's really republican. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly...
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kelly ayotte and lindsey graham. what the white house is hoping to do is try to generate momentum or at least a conversation among some of the rank and file republicans. the reality is at a certain point he needs the republican leadership. he can't completely avoid having conversations with them. >> chris: whatever the president's motivation, the real question is, is there any basis for a deal here? is there a bridge that can be crossed on this? i was struck listening to paul ryan. he has obama care being repealed. he still wants the medicare structural reform. the premium supports. as he called it. others call it vouchers. i know the white house they at the talk about tax reform as opposed to ryan talk about keeping the rates up. not low aring rates just doing away with the loopholes so it is another tax increase. is there a deal there? >> i think it as cass many and the president picked lindsey graham to be the one to put the dinner together for a reason. he said he is open to new revenues which, of course, conserv
kelly ayotte and lindsey graham. what the white house is hoping to do is try to generate momentum or at least a conversation among some of the rank and file republicans. the reality is at a certain point he needs the republican leadership. he can't completely avoid having conversations with them. >> chris: whatever the president's motivation, the real question is, is there any basis for a deal here? is there a bridge that can be crossed on this? i was struck listening to paul ryan. he has...
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and lindsey graham even met with some of them. so, this is like your 16th hoax. >> there was a report. i think part of the reason why lindsey graham timed this announcement to this morning where he went on "fox & friends" and made this big deal about it, and i'm going to talk about what this means. i mean, he's putting a hold on all the nominees. he will actually block people from getting a confirmation, et cetera. there was a report on "60 minutes" last night i want to play you an excerpt of, because i think the conservatives i read seem very excited that this is going to bring back this issue. take a listen. >> it's now well established that the americans were attacked by al qaeda in a well-planned assault. five months before that night, morgan jones first arrived in benghazi. but on his first drive through benghazi, he noticed the black flags of al qaeda flying openly in the streets, and he grew concerned about the guard force as soon as he pulled up to the u.s. compound. >> there was nobody there that we could see. then we rea
and lindsey graham even met with some of them. so, this is like your 16th hoax. >> there was a report. i think part of the reason why lindsey graham timed this announcement to this morning where he went on "fox & friends" and made this big deal about it, and i'm going to talk about what this means. i mean, he's putting a hold on all the nominees. he will actually block people from getting a confirmation, et cetera. there was a report on "60 minutes" last night i...
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what lindsey graham and john mccain are calling for is another war by america in the middle east. another arab country they want us to occupy. i don't believe in humanitarian wars or bombings, i don't believe in humanitarian strikes. >> thank you. members of congress and the president has said you are responsible for making this call. >> very, very polarized views. it's interesting just how many people are undecided on this even now. >> most. >>> just ahead, at a time when there are worldwide jitters over u.s. talk, possible military action. syria test fires a missile. we'll get a live report on the timing of this test. t chantix h. i told my doctor i think i'm... i'm ready. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. i knew that i could smoke for the first 7 days. i knew that i wasn't putting nicotine back into my body to try to quit. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or aft
what lindsey graham and john mccain are calling for is another war by america in the middle east. another arab country they want us to occupy. i don't believe in humanitarian wars or bombings, i don't believe in humanitarian strikes. >> thank you. members of congress and the president has said you are responsible for making this call. >> very, very polarized views. it's interesting just how many people are undecided on this even now. >> most. >>> just ahead, at a time...
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senators lindsey graham and john mccain slammed rand paul, calling it an ill-informed stand. >> calm down, senator. mr. holder is right. even if he doesn't explain the law very well, the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. >> let's bring in our friday gaggle, former republican governor from maryland, and from the deputy editor and contributing writer for roll call, nathan gonzalez. governor, you want to go to you off the back, because this was fascinating with rand paul. >> one-day story. >> a fascinating divide, who would have thought that mitch mcconnell would run to the senate floor to bask in the flow of rand paul, and then lindsey graham and john mccain say sit down. what does this mean for 2016. could this libertarian wing -- >> i love the libertarian wing having a role in the party. i think it's very healthy. there may be something personal here. we don't know. this was a little strong by senator mccain. i don't know as far as any personal animosity. but at this point in the cycle, it's no big deal. it's a one-day story. but
senators lindsey graham and john mccain slammed rand paul, calling it an ill-informed stand. >> calm down, senator. mr. holder is right. even if he doesn't explain the law very well, the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. >> let's bring in our friday gaggle, former republican governor from maryland, and from the deputy editor and contributing writer for roll call, nathan gonzalez. governor, you want to go to you off the back,...